Why you need pendulum testing

If you are the owner of a commercial building, you may be wondering why you need pendulum testing and why it has to be done on a regular basis. Well, there are certain facts that you need to know about this particular method of testing your floors.

Pendulum testing will save people in your building

A lot of people pass through your building, and all of them trust that your floors are safe. They do not all wear the same kind of shoes, but with pendulum testing, you are able to get a safe zone for all foot traffic. You may have heard news of the dangers of falling on hard slippery floors, such as marble. The pain caused or injury could cause someone to be crippled for life, or lose their life. When you do the pendulum testing, you are protecting everyone who passes on those floors.

Pendulum testing will save you from a costly lawsuit

Apart from the health benefits of pendulum testing, you will be protecting yourself from a potentially crippling lawsuit. If you cause someone to be harmed by not testing your floors, then you are liable for their pain and suffering, and the compensation could drive you out of business. So when you are doing pendulum testing, you are protecting yourself and your investors.

Pendulum testing is very accurate

You may not know, but the material you built your floors with was probably tested for slipperiness at a lab, and came with a label declaring it safe for use. However, conditions in the lab are very different from those on the site. Remember that the material gets worn down after many pass on it, and may have become slippery in the process. Pendulum testing is done on-site and therefore mimics the actual slipperiness at the site. Nothing is taken back to the lab. This is why it is considered one of the most accurate of all slip testing methods.

At this point you should note that the pendulum is pushed across a floor that is sprayed with water, which means that your floors get a pass, even in wet conditions, such as rainy days, or an accidental spill. This is why the accuracy of this test is highly considered in the industry.

Pendulum testing is not expensive

Some of the lab testing methods or slip testing methods are cumbersome, involve the use of heavy machinery, and can be costly when compared to pendulum testing. With this method, the pendulum can be carried and operated by a single individual. It means that several areas of your building can be tested without affecting the normal flow of foot traffic. This means that your work will not be affected. And the simplicity of the whole methods eventually works out into a simple and less costly method of testing your floor – this is why you can easily afford to have it done regularly.

Call us now and we shall come and perform pendulum testing on your floors and make sure that your floors are safe for all.